Dress-maker s chart



(No Model.) A

E. BAKER. DRBssMeKERs GHART. No. 349,198. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

1 ATTORNEYS l nevi-NTOR v l 9 e wxTNl-:ssss v UNITED STATES PATENTELVIRA BAKER, OF MITCHELL, INDIANA.

DRESS-MAKERS CHART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,198, datedSeptember 14.1886. Application filed February 11, 1884. Renewed July 1,1886. Serial No. 206,862. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that l, ELVIRA BAKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mitchell,

in thecounty ofLawrence and State of Indiana, have invented certain newand useful Improvementsin Dress-Makers Charts5and I do declarethefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrlption of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to letters or gures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of this invention.

The drawing shows a 'plan view of the inj venticn.

This invention has relation to combined pattern guides or charts andscalesfor dressmakers7 use; and it consists in the construction andnovel arrangement of devices constituting the dress-makers chart andscale in one p1ece, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, the letter A designates the combined chartand scale, which may be made of stout paper, stiffened cloth,or othersuitable material. On one side is the longstraight margin B, and at thebottom a shorter straight edge, C, at right angles to the straight edgeB. At the top adjoining the straight edge B is a short slightly-curvededge, D, forming the back-neck guide from which curved shoulder-guideedge E, extends obliquely to the long curved edge F, which is on theopposite side of the chart from the l straight edge B, and extends tothe short straight edge C, as shown.

G indicates a long oblique curved slot having its margins meeting inapoint at the lower end. Its concave margin H is on the side of the longstraight edge B, and its con- Vex margin I is on the side of the curvededge F. Near the upper end of this slot is a short curved slot, K,extending transversely and having its convex margin L on the lower sideand its concave margin N on the upper side. a scale of inches and partsof inches. rIhis is a compound scale having a row of figures at the edgeto serve as the front-neck scale, a, and a row of gures-back of the sameto serve as the front-bust scale b. On the short Along the straight edgeB is markedv straight edge C is marked the back-waist scale c. Along thelong curved edge F is marked the front-waist scale d, and this edgeforms at its upper part the back-arm guide e. A scale, f, is markedalong the shoulderguide edge E. The concave edge N of the transversecurved slot K serves for the armscye guide, as at h, and for thefront-neck guide, as atk. The front orcoucave edge of the long obliqueslot is marked with a scale, g, and it serves as the side-body guide.The back or concave edge of this slot, also marked with a scale, Z,serves as the under-arm guide. These curved inner margins meet in apoint at the lower end, and together serve as the dart-guide n, asshown.

Perforated scales are provided as follows: The front-shoulder scales pand e, extending, respectively, from the rear curved edge F upward andobliquely forward and from the bottom straight edge upward and slightlyforward. From the upper part of the long curved edge F, inward andupward transversely extends the Scaler, by which the frontbust line islocated. rIlhe back-shoulder scales s and t extend, respectively, fromthe rear end of the back-neck guide D, at the ntop downward andobliquely forward toward the frontstraight edge, B, and from the upperend of the back curved edge, F, transversely downward and inward towardthe inner convex edge of the long slot. The transverse perforated scaleo extends from the middle portion of the long curved edge F inward, asshown, and forms the back-bust scale.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

A dress-makers chart and guide formed in one piece, and having theexternal straight edges B C, the upper curved edge, D, theoblique-curved edge E, the vertically-curved edge F, theupper'transversely-curved slotted portion K, and the vertically-slottedportieri G, having edge scale-marks, and the whole provided with scalesfor the various curved and straight edges, substantially as specified.In testimony whereof Iaix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELVIRA BAKER.

XVitnesses:

Hoi/LER BROWN, EMMA F. LAUGHLTN.

